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Robert Goddard's international bestselling third novel is a masterful exercise in suspense set in Victorian-era England. On a mild autumn afternoon in 1882, thirty-four-year-old husband and father William Trenchard sits quietly at home when the creak of the garden gate announces the arrival of a mysterious visitor. The stranger claims he is Sir James Davenall, the former fiancé of Trenchard's wife, Constance. He was thought to have committed suicide...
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Newly married, Adelaide Llewellyn, is struggling to find her place in her distant husband's life and in his ancestral home of Cysgod Lys. Surrounded by bitter enemies, lies and the dark secrets that have haunted his family for generations, there is much to be feared. But the danger she faces is as much from the living as the dead. There are dark and unnatural things lurking within the walls of Cysgod Lys and on the moor that flanks it. They've made...
4) I Promise
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A story of an unforgettable first love in the heart of Texas . . . from New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston
Delia Carson was only sixteen when she fled her Texas hometown. She left behind a web of lies that destroyed her family . . . and Marsh North, the irresistible bad boy she'd fallen in love with. Now, eleven years later, a family crisis forces Delia to return home-back to the mystery, back to the shadows . . . back to Marsh.
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Amabel Parker has always been 'the clever one'. She's worked hard for that title, spending most of her time reading and making sure that she remembers and understands everything in her books. She is determined to retain that title as she starts college. The teaching assistant, Tristan, has a pretty face and an undeniably sexy body. But Amabel is convinced that he's just another incompetent idiot filling in for the professor... Until he publicly humiliates...
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A collection of pulse-pounding fantasy adventures in the spirit of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian epics. This volume includes three complete tales following the exploits of the bold warrior Loth on his quests across perilous realms. In "The Sword of the Vanquisher," Loth battles monsters and evil forces to claim an ancient mystical blade. "The Cursed Ziggurat" finds Loth facing deadly traps and sinister magic on his dangerous trek to an ancient...
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Marilyn Monroe's death has been shrouded in decades of deception, conspiracy, and lies. Donald H. Wolfe has written a startling portrait of the twentieth century's greatest film star that not only redefines her place in entertainment history but also reveals the secret conspiracy that surrounded her last days.
In The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, Wolfe confirms that the tragic actress was a homicide victim. He documents the mode of death, and names...
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Dr. Beth Harding almost married the wrong man. In the heat of the break-up, she figures a temporary job in Iron Junction is just the thing to mend her heart. Except the job isn't what she expected, and now she's gotten herself in some serious trouble. Enter dashing engineer Will Walker, who's just in time to save her.
Beth and Will seem a match well made, but Beth is still hurting and Will has a past. Working on his father's cattle farm was never...
9) Grow
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Introducing Grow by Cecelia Holland – a gripping novel that takes you on a thrilling journey into the heart of a close-knit northern California community, where secrets smolder and danger lurks in the shadows. In this captivating tale, Jenny Meek, an unexpected heroine, navigates a world fraught with peril. As a pot-growing grandmother, she treads a fine line between the law and her livelihood, all while grappling with the specter of forest fires...
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ABLAZE is spotlighting some of the incredible creatives under our banner with specially priced collections of their extraordinary works! With our MARIA LLOVET collection, receive two hardcover volumes that speak to the artist's mastery of romance, fraught storytelling, and the eerie.
In EROS/PSYCHE: La Rosa's female boarding school is paradise for young girls...but only if you follow the rules. Because, if you disobey them, you can end up expelled,...
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LET THE DARK SECRETS of immortality be REVEAL. .This story is based on a young princess, step-daughter to a cruel emperor who's only ambitions are to bring oppression upon his very people, also as making young girls as his concubine. The princess Yakuza plays as the only pure peace within the Yanshi City; but her green eyes tells a different story of death being her fate. She flees from execution that her step-father wanted her to die. She draws to...
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The what files? Stories in The Horromedy Files are simply a blend of horror and comedy that mix blood and guttural laughs, misfortune with misdirection, apparitions with absurdity, spectres with shtick, and farce with the far-fetched. Try them. You might like them. THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS THREEVEGroundhog Day meets It's A Wonderful Life meets A Christmas Carol in a contemporary story of Nick Crosby, a man made redundant on Christmas Eve. On what he...
13) Eternal Love
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Two lonely hearts, destined to be together. But only one of them is still beating… Rebekah Jennings doesn't believe she deserves everlasting peace and happiness. Since her death in 1762, she's spent the last two hundred and fifty empty years people-watching in historic Williamsburg and drowning in sorrow and regret. She cannot help falling in love with the tourist town's carpenter, Gregory, whose woodworking skill rivals the men from her own time....
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The epic saga behind the Disney-produced Hulu Original Series The Lions of Sicily
Based on the true history of the uncrowned kings of Sicily: the story of a family, restless and ambitious, shrewd and determined to be richer and more powerful than anybody else.
In this grand, sweeping epic inspired by the real lives of history-making titans, international best-selling author Stefania Auci brings to life the dark secrets, the loves and betrayals,...
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Be afraid. Be very afraid. Then again, you might feel that you're falling in love with that sexy vampire or legendary warlock. Love is love, right? This box set by R.W. Clinger explores romantic Monsters and Men. Four tales of the haunting and unthinkable. Strange and dark relationships that can be considered obscure, dangerous, and filled with nothing less than deathly desire.
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Vonderlust: Antiques dealer Liam goes to retrieve...
16) Black Widow
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In the heart of bustling, eerie London, a vicious killer lurks in the shadows, setting their sights on Westminster politicians and anyone tied to a long-buried secret-a fatal 'Masquerade Party' where a young girl's life was snuffed out. The truth was concealed, corruption entrenched, with hopes the incident would vanish into obscurity. But the dark secrets only festered, and now, the vengeful killers emerge from the shadows.For Detective George Reynolds,...
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An Unlikely Sleuth. Feline Instincts. Casseroles and Clues. (Recipe Included!)If you've enjoyed other cozy mysteries such as those by Joanne Fluke or The Cat Who series, you'll love this first-in-series cozy mystery! Buy now and help Mallory and Hunch uncover the truth! If someone had told me, Mallory Beck, that I would be the next unschooled detective in Honeysuckle Grove, I would have thought they were ten noodles short of a lasagna. After all,...
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"Dark Psychology Secrets" delves into the clandestine realm of psychological manipulation, exploring the covert techniques used by individuals to influence and control others. This book provides an in-depth understanding of dark psychology principles and equips readers with knowledge to recognize and defend against these tactics. Whether you're seeking to protect yourself or simply understand the darker aspects of human behavior, this guide serves...
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[2023]
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The Battle of Jedha, the biggest event in the High Republic cross-platform initiative, reaches it s climax in this stunning conclusion to Star Wars The High Republic Adventures, Phase II! As the Jedi Order desperately tries to end the conflict that rages through the streets of the Holy City, Padawan Sav Malagan struggles to maintain her secret identity as she tries to free captain Maz Kanata from the clutches of the Dank Graks. As Arkik Von s dark...
20) Tender beasts
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
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2024.
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When a gruesome murder rocks Sunny's private school, with her own brother as the main suspect, she takes it upon herself to discover the real killer--and uncovers a slew of dark family secrets in the process.
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